Anja Rücker (born 20 December 1972) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Rücker was born in Bad Lobenstein, Bezirk Gera. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer. Her personal best time is 49.74 seconds, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing East Germany
|
1989
|
European Junior Championships
|
Varaždin, Yugoslavia
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:33.38
|
1990
|
World Junior Championships
|
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
|
8th
|
400m
|
54.16
|
4th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:32.37
|
Representing Germany
|
1991
|
European Junior Championships
|
Thessaloniki, Greece
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
52.73
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:35.24
|
1992
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:26.37
|
World Cup
|
Havana, Cuba
|
6th
|
400 m
|
53.81
|
1993
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
5th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:25.49
|
1994
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
5th
|
400m
|
51.85
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:24.10
|
World Cup
|
London, England
|
8th
|
400 m
|
54.21
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:21.14
|
1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:28.39
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:20.92
|
1999
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Maebashi, Japan
|
4th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:29.06
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
49.74
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:22.43
|